Pelforth Brune | Brasserie Heineken

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The appearance was of a nice enough dark brown colour with ruby red highlights that had a head which reduced dramatically in size.

Some decent lacing but overall nothing special to look at.

For the aroma I got a sweet initial smell of caramel malts but overall not a whole lot on the nose, very faint and not a lot going on.

On Taste got a very smooth drink, very easy to drink, nice mouthfuls, very smooth.

Not strong tasting, but did gets hints of caramel and plums and other fruits, but overall, truth be told, I struggled to get any real taste, some malts…….not much else, and no presence of hops.

Dark chocolate as well. A Coca cola style taste, lots of malts but no alcohol.

Very smooth, pleasant and nice to drink, but for me it doesn’t taste at all like a beer but more a strong version of coke with added sugar. Bland and disappointing all things considering.

Some critics have compared this to an English ale, particularly Newcastle Brown Ale, while some even have found a likeness to porter. For me I just cant see these comparisons at all, yeah perhaps in appearance but definitely not in taste. The Pelforth Brune, for me, is just too sweet, far too sugary, too smooth and flavourless, and nothing at all like an English ale or porter. Disappointing.

Pours a clear copper color with quarter inch of tan foam. The nose is full of tons of caramel with an almost a soda like caramel scent. Not much else going on, maybe a touch of bread. Slight mint? More caramel and slight bread crust in the flavor with a strange minty and peppery hop finish. Lingering spicy hops in the aftertaste. Flavor is mostly caramel. Medium body, fairly crisp but still sweet. Drying though. One denominational and mediocre at best, but not offensive or necessarily bad.

Color: brown ruby ​​red, clear. Fine-bubble foam, beige. Quite durable and decently adorned with glass.
Aroma: Caramel and fruits, cherries, sweet with a slight sourness.
Taste is a copy of flavor with a slight shift in the direction of caramel.
Gentian: only light, stone. Saturation medium, as appropriate for me. Alcohol gently out on the occasion of bitterness over what resembles a tincture of cherries.

Could this be the first ever French beer I like..? I am not sure why they cannot make good beer, considering they are next to Belgium, speak the same main language, have much more space to grow things, and have many more people...

Beautiful brown ruby colour. Good head that goes down quite fast.

Aroma is quite unique. Very bready and yeasty.

Usually I am not a huge fan of Belgian browns, though this French one actually has a full, balanced flavour, quite chocaletey and camarelly, and goes down well. Kind of like a Rolo.

Needs to be a bit stronger with more hops, to be truly good. Great effort though from France, will certainly order this when I have no Belgian options or Guinness.

I drank from the fridge, perhaps it is different at room temperuture.

20 minutes later:
As it warms up, it tastes less watery, and improves considerably. Definitely drink this after at least half and hour from the fridge.

So yes, this and Gavroche are the only 2 French beers I like. Plus there are some really good organic ones...

As it warms more, it improves. Try at room temparuture, assuming you are not the devil, an escimo or a scorpion...